Proton flux through the chloroplast ATP synthase is altered by cleavage of its gamma subunit

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1767, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 974-979

  McCallum, Jeremy R ^a   McCarty, Richard E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

subunit; subunit; ATP synthesis; Chloroplast ATP synthase; Electron transport; Proton flux; Thylakoid membranes

Indexed keywords

PROTON; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; TRYPSIN; VENTURICIDIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPLAST PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PROTONS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; THYLAKOIDS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 34447104692     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.04.008     Document Type: Article

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